Zakaria on loan to Chelsea from Juventus

Juventus' Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria will leave the Turin club on Thursday, on the final day of the transfer window, to join Chelsea on loan.

According to Italian media reports, the Swiss international is already undergoing a medical with the London club in Turin as the two sides finalise the details of a deal that will be completed as a loan with a non-mandatory 30 million euros buyout clause.

Following the arrivals of Argentinian Leandro Paredes and Frenchman Paul Pogba in the midfield, Zakaria is no longer under the orders of Italian coach Massimiliano Allegri and will leave Serie A after half a season, having joined in the winter transfer window alongside Serbian Dusan Vlahovic.

As soon as he arrived at Chelsea, Zakaria said in his first comments: "I want to say hello to all the Chelsea fans. I am very happy and proud to be a Blues player and I can't wait to see you at Stamford Bridge soon.

 

September 2, 2022